Clothes-hanger.



H. K. SMITH.

CLOTHES HANGER. APPLICATION FILED DEO.10,1908.

" Batntied Mar. 16,1909. I

' MJ/ENTORA HAMPTON K.

WITNESSES MI T H M fikhvu/mm UNITED STATES PATENT oniuoni.

HAMPTON K. SMITH, OF UNION, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TO JAMES L.

UNION, soUTH'oARoLINA.

TAPP, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND ONE-FOURTH TO BENJAM IN F. ARTHUR, OF

CLOTHE S-HANGER.

Patented March 16, 1909.

Application filed December 1c, 1908. swarm-466,859.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HAMPTON K. SIMITH,

\ a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Union, in the county of Union and State of South Carolina, haveimade certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-I-Iangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an improvement in clothes hangers, and has for an object among others, to provide a simple construction of coat hanger which can be us'ed'for hanging up suits, jackets, etc., and which will dispense with the ordinary hooks in connection with the body or main bar of the hanger; and the invention consists. in certain-novel constructions, and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter described andclaimed. In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hanger embodying my invention as in use. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the supporting section for. the reception of the hanger. Fig. 3 is a detail plan view of a portion of the blank from which said supporting section is formed. Fig. 4

is across section on about line 4-4 of Fig. 1,

drawn through the clamping construction for securing the sup orting section to a rod.

In practice, it W1 ilbe found that the ordinary clothes han ers having a bar and hooks for suspending t e same, are objectionable for the reason that the hooks will catch in the garment as theyare'gathered from the table or show case top to be replaced on the rack, .and the arments are frequently seriously damaged vention I dispense with the hooks and provide the hanger bar A, which may he of any suitable form or design, with a suspension rod B, having instead of the usual hook, a knob C at its upper end for connection with the supporting section D, the latter being connected with the rack, preferably in the manner presently described. The rack may be provided'with a rod E, and t e supporting section D, has a clamp D embracing the rod and secured thereto by screw bolts as best shown in Fig. 4 ofthe drawings. The knob O is preferably a spherical knob, and it engages with suitable seats in the supporting section D, as more fully described hereinafter.

The supporting section ismade from a plate of metal, bent at its upper edge at D to fit the-rack rod E, and provided atits the in this Way. By my inextremity with lugs D for the reception of the connecting plate, and the other edge of [gate is upturned forming a hooklike seat 4 for the knobs O of the hanger. To this end the upturned edge D of the plate is provided with a series of slots D of sufficient size to receive thesuspension rod B, and smaller than the knob C so the hook may be applied thereto as shown in Fi 1, and be suspended by the bearings of ti the base of the slots D This permits the introduction of the hooks from one side of' the supporting section and to permit their porting section, provide at, intervals slotted,openings DF, enlarged at their upper ends at D for the introduction of the knobs C, and extending thence to the base of the hooklike seat D to receive the hangers when desired. These slotted openings D maybe arranged alternately with the slots D and I find it convenient in practice toutilize the portions cut out in formin the slotted openings D,as clam sections cooperating with the upper ent portion D of the supporting section in forming a clamp to enbrace the rack rod E in the use of the invention. i

introduction from the other side'of the sup- By my. invention it will be noticed I provide a garment hanger having a spherical knob which will prevent the snagging or tearing of garments resulting'in the rush of business from the use of hooks'in suspending the garment hangers; and I provide a supporting section with alternating orifices D enlarged at D, in combination with said knob of the garment hanger so the hanger may be readily applied to and removed from the supporting section, and WllhIjB securely'supported in connection with the supporting section applied thereto. g

The upturned seat D may have its edge turned slightly at D, thus avoiding the sharp edge and reinforcing the seat D at such point. L

I claim Y 1. The improvement in hangers herein described, comprising a supporting section conice sisting of a plate bent at one end to fit over.

the rack rod, and having its other edge upturned and slotted from such edge and algr provided with orifices alternating with such slots, and with enlarged portions for the ina supporting section consisting of a plate troduction of a knob, and having a clamp 5 section cooperating with the up er bent edge ofthe plate for connection wit a rack rod.

- 2. In a hanger substantially as described,

having one ed e bent to form a clamp section, and its 0t e1" edge upturned and having its upturned edge slotted in the base of the upturned ortion, and provided on the opposite side oi said base from the edge slots with openings alternating with the slots, and having cut-out portions produced in the forma tion of said openings, and disposed to 006p- 

